Peck attended the school at Mt. Zion, had served with the United States Army and had worked for various local sawmills, the West Virginia Division of Highways, Parsons Tannery and retired from Kingsford where he worked cleanup. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, spending time with his family, and picking on his grandchildren. He had attended Sycamore Grove Church.

Visitation will be conducted at Sycamore Grove Church Friday from 5 until 8 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted at the church Saturday, Nov. 17, at 1 p.m. The Rev. Pat Cassiday will officiate, and interment will follow in Pifer Mountain Cemetery, where members of H.W. Daniels Post 29 American Legion, West Virginia Honor Guard and Tucker County Veterans Association will present the American flag.

Summerfield Funeral Home of Parsons has been entrusted with arrangements for Edward William "Peck" Shaffer. Send online condolences to the family at www.sumerfieldfunerahome.com.